The Motonosumi Shrine was erected in 1955 at the behest of a white fox that appeared at the bedside of Hitoshi Okamura, a local fisherman who was the head of a fishing net.
The 123 torii gates dedicated over a period of 10 years starting in 1987 line up for more than 100 meters, and the view is truly breathtaking! It is popular as one of the most beautiful spots in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
The shrine offers various wishes such as prosperous business, safe fishing, and maritime safety, as well as good marriage, childbirth, good luck and bad luck, happiness and good fortune, traffic safety, and academic success.
A money-offering box is located at the top of the 6-meter-high Otorii (Grand Gate) on the grounds, and visitors are encouraged to make their wishes come true by throwing their money into the box in a splendid manner.

*This shrine is unrelated to “Taisakutani Inari Shrine” located in Tsuwano-machi, Kanzoku-gun, Shimane Prefecture

Basic Information

•  HP https://visit-nagato.com/en/sightseeing/naturalwonders/motonosumiinarishrine/

Access

• Private Vehicle
  Approximately 60 minutes from the Mine IC of the Chugoku Expressway

• Cab
  Approximately 20 minutes from Nagato Furuichi Station on the JR Sanin Honsen Line.
  Approximately 20 minutes from Hitomaru Station on the JR San-in Line
  About 20 minutes from Nagato Furuichi Station on the JR Sanin Honsen Line.
• From Nagato City Station
  Nearest station: Nagato Furuichi Station
  Furuichi Taxi/Tel: 0837-37-3194
  (There is a sales office in front of Nagato Furuichi Station.)
  (One-way trip: about 3,000 yen/approx. 20 minutes)
  (This is only a rough estimate as it depends on traffic conditions.)
• From Shimonoseki Station
  Nearest station: Hitomaru Station
  Hitomaru Taxi/Tel: 0837-32-1126
  (There is an office in front of Hitomaru Station.)
  (One-way trip: about 3,000 yen/approx. 20 minutes)
  (This is only a rough estimate as it depends on traffic conditions.)
• Car Rent-a-Car
  Cars Rent-a-Car Senzaki Branch
  TEL：0837-26-1691
  Nearest station: JR Senzaki Station (Sanin Line), approx. 5 min. walk.

Parking

• Passenger cars
  Parking lot 1: 92 cars
  　(Right in front of the shrine)
  Parking lot 2: 24 cars
  　(about 200m to the shrine)
  A section of the bus parking lot can be used as a handicapped parking lot.
• Buses (reservations not accepted)
  In front of the shrine: 6 vehicles
• Motorcycles
  Parking lot 1: approx. 20